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- (void)getAndDisplayTravelTime
{
    //create request
    MKDirectionsRequest *request = [[MKDirectionsRequest alloc] init];
    [request setSource:[[MKMapItem alloc] initWithPlacemark:self.origin]];
    [request setDestination:[[MKMapItem alloc] initWithPlacemark:self.destination]];
    [request setTransportType:MKDirectionsTransportTypeAutomobile];
    
    //send request
    [[[MKDirections alloc] initWithRequest:request] calculateDirectionsWithCompletionHandler:^(MKDirectionsResponse *response, NSError *error) {

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//DORouteMapViewController interface
@property (strong, nonatomic) MKPlacemark *origin;
@property (strong, nonatomic) MKPlacemark *destination;

//this method is called while transitioning from the search view to the map view
-(void)mapFromLocation:(NSString *)fromLocation toLocation:(NSString *)toLocation
{
    //geocode the from location and handle the returned placemark
    [[[CLGeocoder alloc] init] geocodeAddressString:fromLocation completionHandler:^(NSArray *placemarks, NSError *error) {
        //grab the first placemark and set it as the origin placemark

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//action connected to Random Location button
- (IBAction)touchedRandomLocation:(id)sender {
    //create a list of cities
    NSArray *cities = @[@"New York, NY",@"Los Angeles, CA",@"Chicago, IL",@"Philadelphia, PA",@"Phoenix, AZ",@"San Diego, CA",@"San Jose, CA",@"Jacksonville, FL",@"Indianapolis, IN",@"San Francisco, CA"];
    
    //choose a random integer less than the count of cities
    int randomIndex = arc4random_uniform((int)[cities count]);
    //choose the city from the cities list at the random integer index
    NSString *city = [cities objectAtIndex:randomIndex];
    

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//DOMainViewController.m
[self.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"1.png"]]];

//DOContactsTableViewController.h
UIImageView *backgroundView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.tableView.frame.size.width, 44)];	
UIImage *backgroundImage = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"newsfeed_background.png"] resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(10, 10, 10, 10)];	
[backgroundView setImage:backgroundImage];	
backgroundView.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight|UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;	
[cell.contentView insertSubview:backgroundView belowSubview:cell.textLabel];